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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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